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April 19, 2017 4:00PM (UTC)

Donald Trump's first 100 days in office have been among the more disastrous in American presidential history. Not only has he seen his healthcare bill go down in flames and his discriminatory executive orders overruled in federal court, he has failed the very people who voted him into office.

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Politifact has been tracking over 100 such promises, and while Trump has followed through on some, like slashing regulations, he has broken countless others. Here are ten ways he has bamboozeled his base.

"Nobody builds walls better than me, believe me, and I'll build them very inexpensively," Donald Trump said in his presidential campaign announcement. "I will build a great, great wall on our southern border. And I will have Mexico pay for that wall."

During Trump's first week in office, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto reiterated that Mexico would not be paying for a wall. As for it being "inexpensive," the cost is now projected at $15 billion, approximately $120 per household.

Candidate Trump frequently targeted the "carnage" of Barack Obama's hometown and Hillary Clinton's birthplace with threats to "send in the feds" once he took office. But Chicago's murder rate remains high despite Trump's boasts last August that he could fix the problem "in a week."

"I would not be a president who took vacations. I would not be a president that takes time off," Trump said in June 2015. As of mid-April, Trump has spent nearly 30 percent of his term staying at or traveling to Mar-a-Lago.

9. Sue his accusers

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During the fallout from his 2005 Hollywood Access tape, Trump promised at a campaign rally in Gettysburg, PA: "All of these liars will be sued after the election is over.” Five months later, he is yet to take legal action.